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Goal from H. Barnes!
With their defeat against Atalanta, OM brought to 21 the number of defeats in their last 25 matches in the UEFA Champions League group stage (4 victories).
THE RESCUE ON THE HOJBJERG LINE! Thiaw was on the verge of opening the scoring with a header following a corner from Tonali but Hojbjerg, as captain, placed himself on the line to clear the ball. There was great danger…
Yellow card for L. Balerdi! The OM captain is stupidly warned for an avoidable late tackle on Willock. Very good free kick coming to the right of the penalty area.
GORDON! The center forward is looked for at the near post on a cross from Barnes but Balerdi beats him before he fires his shot.
Thiaw poorly negotiates a ball in his part of the field. The Marseillais play the touchline but make a turn behind passing through Rulli.
LET’S GO BETWEEN OM AND NEWCASTLE!
Newcastle have lost only two of their last nine matches against French teams (W3 D4), and have won three of the last five (D1 L1). Their most recent matches came against Paris Saint-Germain in the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League group stage (4-1 h, 1-1 ath).
There has been an average of 4 goals in Marseille’s last five home games.
Livramento will play as a right track in the Magpies’ defense.
ENTRY OF THE TWO TRAININGS!
Newcastle increased the number of victories in ten matches in all competitions to seven (3 defeats).
One of the surprises in Roberto de Zerbi’s starting lineup is the start of Darryl Bakola (17 years and 360 days). He is the second youngest OM player to play an LDC match since André Ayew (against Porto, 10/24/07).
The two teams enter the tunnel a few moments before kick-off of this match.
Marseille will have to learn to capitalize on their chances because they have already let six points slip away after leading, a record this season in the Champions League.
The Marseillais remain in 12 matches without a victory against English clubs (3 draws and 9 defeats).
The only confrontations between Marseille and Newcastle date back to the 2003/04 season during the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup, where the French remained undefeated with a draw in the first leg (0-0) and a victory (2-0).
OM are 2nd in Ligue 1 while Newcastle are 14th in the Premier League.
The Marseillais warming up.
Olympique de Marseille is on a series of two consecutive victories in Ligue 1 (Brest and Nice). For their part, Newcastle beat Manchester City last weekend.
For its part, Newcastle is 6th in this ranking with 9 points. The Magpies won three victories (Union Saint-Gilloise, Benfica and Athletic Bilbao) for one defeat (Barcelona).
Olympique de Marseille is currently 25th in the Champions League league stage standings (3 points). In four meetings, the Marseillais have won only one (against Ajax Amsterdam) for three defeats (Real Madrid, Sporting and Atalanta Bergamo).
Joelinton is affected by a suspension for the next match in the event of a yellow card this Tuesday evening.
Some images of the Magpies leaving the bus.
The Olympian locker room is ready!
NEWCASTLE (4-3-3): Pope – Livramento, Thiaw, Schär, Burn – Guimaraes, Tonali, Willock – J. Murphy, Gordon, H. Barnes. SUBSTITUTES: Ramsdale, Thompson, Botman, Krafth, A. Murphy, Hall, L. Miley, Joelinton, Ramsey, Woltemade, Elanga. ABSENT: Trippier, Osula, Wissa (injured), Lascelles (not registered). COACH : Eddie Howe.
We see the arrival of the OM players a few moments ago.
Players Nayef Aguerd and Benjamin Pavard as well as coach Roberto De Zerbi will be suspended from the next match in the event of a warning this Tuesday evening.
OLYMPIC OF MARSEILLE (3-5-2):
Rulli – Emerson, Balerdi, Pavard – Weah, Vermeeren, Höjbjerg, Bakola, Paixao – Greenwood, Aubameyang. SUBSTITUTES: De Lang, Kondogba, Van Neck, O’Riley, Egan-Riley, U. Garcia, Ang. Gomes, Mmadi, Nadir, Vaz. ABSENT:
Aguerd, Medina, Murillo, HJ Traoré, Gouiri (injured), Blanco, Lirola, Maupay (not registered). COACH :
Roberto DeZerbi.
Before going any further in the presentation of this match, we will take a look at the starting lineups.
Maurizio Mariani will be the referee for this match.
Kick-off for this match is scheduled for 9 p.m. at the Orange Vélodrome.
Good evening everyone, delighted to see you again on Tuesday, November 25 to follow, live and in full, the match of the 5th day of the Champions League league phase between Olympique de Marseille and Newcastle.